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1. Eligibility: All licensed amateurs worldwide.

2. Object: To contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU member-society HQ stations, around the world as possible using 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands.

3. Date and Contest Period: Second full weekend of July. Begins 1200 UTC Saturday, ends 1200 UTC Sunday (July 10-11, 1999). Both Single- and Multi-operator stations may operate for the entire 24-hour period.

4. Entry Categories:

4.1. Single Operator:
4.1.1. Phone only.

4.1.2. CW only.

4.1.3. Mixed Mode.

4.1.4. One person performs all operating and logging functions.

4.1.5. Use of spotting nets is not permitted.

4.1.6. All operators must observe the limits of their operators' licenses at all times.

4.1.7. Single-operator stations are allowed only one transmitted signal at any given time.

4.2. Multioperator, Single Transmitter, mixed-mode (only).
4.2.1. Must remain on a band for at least 10 minutes at a time.

4.2.2. Only one transmitted signal allowed at any given time.

4.2.2.1.Exception: Only IARU member-society HQ stations may operate simultaneously on more than one band, with one transmitter on each band/mode.

4.2.2.2.Only one HQ station call sign per member-society per frequency band is permitted.

4.2.3. All operators must observe the limits of their operators' licenses at all times.

5.1. IARU member-society HQ stations send signal report and official IARU member society abbreviation. IARU club station NU1AW counts as a HQ station. Members of the IARU administrative council and the three IARU regional executive committees will send "AC," "R1," "R2" or "R3" as appropriate.

5.2. All others send signal report and ITU zone.

5.3. A complete exchange must be logged for each valid QSO.

6.1. The same station may be worked once per band/mode. Mixed-mode entries may work a station once per mode (but only in the generally accepted portions of that band for that mode. Note: Reworking a station in the phone portion of the band on CW is not permitted). Example: On any band, a station may be worked once on phone and once on CW (in the CW segment) for additional QSO credit. However, this counts as only one multiplier. Crossmode, crossband and repeater QSOs do not count. Where contest-preferred segments are incorporated in regional band plans, participants are requested to observe them.

6.2. The use of non-Amateur Radio means of communication (eg, telephone) for the purpose of soliciting a contact (or contacts) during the contest period is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of this announcement.

7.1. Contacts within your ITU zone, as well as QSOs with all IARU HQ member-society stations, NU1AW, and IARU Administrative Council; and Regional Executive Committee members, count one point.

7.2. Contacts within your continent (but different ITU zone) count three points.

7.3. Contacts with a different continent count five points.

9. Scoring: Multipliers times the total number of QSO points.

10. Reporting:

10.1. Entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the end of the contest (August 11, 1999). No late entries can be accepted. Any entry received after mid-October 1999 may not be received in time to be included in the printed results. Use official forms, a reasonable facsimile, submit entry on diskette, or send your entry to ARRL HQ via Internet.

10.2 Electronic entries must conform to the ARRL Standard File Format, and should be sent via Internet to: iaruhf@arrl.org

10.2.1. They may be sent by mail.
10.2.1.1.Use an MS-DOS formatted disk, 3.5-inch (720-KB or 1.44-MB).

10.2.1.2.Diskette labels should clearly indicate the call sign used, contest name, entry class, and date of the contest.

10.2.1.3.Include one entry only on each diskette.

10.2.2. They may be sent by Anonymous FTP to: ftp.arrl.org/logs/
10.2.2.1 (If you use a non-Web-browser FTP client, FTP to ftp.arrl.org and change directory to /logs, with the command cd /logs.)

10.2.3. Logs received by FTP are not acknowledged by e-mail unless an e-mail message of inquiry is sent to: iaruhf@arrl.org

10.3. Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in UTC, calls and complete exchanges (sent and received), multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers should be marked clearly in the log the first time they are worked.

10.4. Paper entries with more than 500 QSOs total must include cross-check sheets (dupe sheets).

10.5. Contest summary, logs, and cross check sheet (if required) or diskettes should be sent to IARU HQ, Box 310905, Newington, CT 06131-0905, USA.

11.1. A certificate will be awarded to the high-scoring CW-only, phone-only, mixed-mode and multioperator entrant in each State, each ITU Zone and each DXCC Country.

11.2. Achievement-level awards will be issued to those making at least 250 QSOs or having a multiplier total of 50 or more.

11.3. Additional awards may be made at the discretion of each country's IARU member-society.

13. Disqualification: An entry may be disqualified if the overall score is reduced by more than 2%. Score reduction does not include correction of arithmetic errors. An entry may be disqualified if more than 2% of duplicates are left in the log. A three-QSO reduction will be assessed for each duplicate QSO found during log checking or for each miscopied call sign.

Prefix, Continent and ITU Zone

1A0	EU	28
1S	AS	50
3A	EU	27
3B6-9	AF	53
3C	AF	47
3C0	AF	52
3D2	OC	56
3D2(R)	OC	56
3D2(C)	OC	56
3DA	AF	57
3V	AF	37
3W, XV	AS	49
3X	AF	46
3Y	AF	67
3Y(P)	AN	72
R1MV	EU	29
R1FJ(FJL)	EU	75
4L	AS	29
4P-4S	AS	41
4U(ITU)	EU	28
4U(UN)	NA	08
4X, 4Z	AS	39
5A	AF	38
5B	AS	39
5H-5I	AF	53
5N-5O	AF	46
5R-5S	AF	53
5T	AF	46
5U	AF	46
5V	AF	46
5W	OC	62
5X	AF	48
5Y-5Z	AF	48
6V-6W	AF	46
6Y	NA	11
7O	AS	39
7P	AF	57
7Q	AF	53
7T-7Y	AF	37
8P	NA	11
8Q	AS, AF	41
8R	SA	12
9A	EU	28
9G	AF	46
9H	EU	28
9I-9J	AF	53
9K	AS	39
9L	AF	46
9M2, 4	AS	54
9M6, 8	OC	54
9N	AS	42
9Q-9T	AF	52
9U	AF	52
9V	AS	54
9X	AF	52
9Y-9Z	SA	11
A2	AF	57
A3	OC	62
A4	AS	39
A5	AS	41
A6	AS	39
A7	AS	39
A9	AS	39
AP-AS	AS	41
BV	AS	44
BY, BZ, BT	AS	33, 42, 43, 44
C2	OC	65
C3	EU	27
C5	AF	46
C6	NA	11
C8-9	AF	53
CA-CE	SA	14, 16
CE0A	SA	63
CE0X	SA	14
CE0Z	SA	14
CM, CO	NA	11
CN	AF	37
CP	SA	12, 14
CT	EU	37
CT3	AF	36
CU	EU	36
CV-CX	SA	14
CY	NA	09
D2, 3	AF	52
D4	AF	46
D6	AF	53
DA-DL	EU	28
DU-DZ	OC	50
E3	AF	48
EA-EH	EU	37
EA6-EH6	EU	37
EA8-EH8	AF	36
EA9-EH9	AF	37
EI-EJ	EU	27
EK	AS	29
EL	AF	46
EP-EQ	AS	40
ER	EU	29
ES	EU	29
ET	AF	48
EU, EV, EW	EU	29
EX	AS	30, 31
EY	AS	30
EZ	AS	30
F	EU	27
FG	NA	11
FJ, FS	NA	11
FH	AF	53
FK	OC	56
FM	NA	11
FO (Clip)	NA	10
FO	OC	63
FP	NA	09
FR	AF	53
FT8W	AF	68
FT8X	AF	68
FT8Z	AF	68
FW	OC	62
FY	SA	12
G-GX	EU	27
H4	OC	51
HA, HG	EU	28
HB, HE	EU	28
HC, HD	SA	12
HH	NA	11
HI	NA	11
HJ-HK	SA	12
HK0(M)	NA	12
HK0	NA	11
HL, DS	AS	44
HO-HP	NA	11
HQ-HR	NA	11
HS	AS	49
HV	EU	28
HZ	AS	39
I, IS0, IM0	EU	28
J2	AF	48
J3	NA	11
J5	AF	46
J6-8	NA	11
JA-JS, 7K-N	AS	45
JD (Minami)	OC	90
JD (Ogasawara)	AS	45
JT-JV	AS	32, 33
JW	EU	18
JX	EU	18
JY	AS	39
K, W, N, AA-AK	NA	6, 7, 8
KG4	NA	11
KH0	OC	64
KH1	OC	61, 62
KH2	OC	64
KH3-7	OC	61
KH8	OC	62
KH9	OC	65
KL	NA	1, 2
KP1-5	NA	11
LA-LN	EU	18
LO-LW	SA	14, 16
LX	EU	27
LY	EU	29
LZ	EU	28
OA-OC	SA	12
OD	AS	39
OE	EU	28
OF-OI	EU	18
OH0	EU	18
OJ0	EU	18
OK-OL	EU	28
OM	EU	28
ON-OT	EU	27
OX	NA	5, 75
OY	EU	18
OZ	EU	18
P2	OC	51
P4	SA	11
PA-PI	EU	27
PJ2, 4, 9	SA	11
PJ5, 6, 7, 8	NA	11
PP-PY	SA	12, 13, 15
PY0	SA	13
PY0(T)	SA	15
PZ	SA	12
S0	AF	37
S2	AS	41
S5	EU	28
S7	AF	53
S9	AF	47
SA-SM	EU	18
SN-SR	EU	28
ST	AF	47, 48
SU	AF	38
SV-SZ	EU	28
T2	OC	65
T30	OC	65
T31	OC	62
T32	OC	61, 63
T33	OC	65
T5	AF	48
T7	EU	28
T9	EU	28
TA-TC	EU/AS	39
TF	EU	17
TG, TD	NA	11
TI, TE	NA	11
TJ	AF	47
TK	EU	28
TL	AF	47
TN	AF	52
TR	AF	52
TT	AF	47
TU	AF	46
TY	AF	46
TZ	AF	46
RA-RZ, UA-UI, EU/AS		19-26, 29-35, 75
UJ-UM	AS	30
UN-UQ	AS	30, 31
UR-UZ, EM-EO	EU	29
V2-4	NA	11
V5	AF	57
V6-7	OC	65
V8	OC	54
VE, VA, VO, VY	NA	2-4, 9, 75
VK	OC	55, 58, 59
VK(LHI)	OC	60
VK9(W)	OC	55
VK9(X)	OC	54
VK9(C, K)	OC	54
VK9(M)	OC	56
VK9(N)	OC	60
VK0(H)	AF	68
VK0(M)	OC	60
VP2	NA	11
VP5	NA	11
VP8(F)	SA	16
VP8	SA	73
VP9	NA	11
VQ9	AF	41
VR6	OC	63
VS6, VR2	AS	44
VU	AS	41, 49
XA-XI	NA	10
XA4-XI4	NA	10
XT	AF	46
XU	AS	49
XW	AS	49
XX9	AS	44
XY-XZ	AS	49
YA	AS	40
YB-YH	OC	51, 54
YI	AS	39
YJ	OC	56
YK	AS	39
YL	EU	29
YN	NA	11
YO-YR	EU	28
YS	NA	11
YT, YU, YZ	EU	28
YV-YY	SA	12
YV0	NA	11
Z2	AF	53
Z3	EU	28
ZA	EU	28
ZB	EU	37
ZC4	AS	39
ZD7-9	AF	66
ZF	NA	11
ZK1-3	OC	62
ZL-ZM	OC	60
ZP	SA	14
ZR-ZU	AF	57
ZS8	AF	57